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Do you run an inspiring or unique small business?

28 May 2015 - 09:39 by michelle.foster

The Small Business Saturday campaign is seeking 100 inspiring or unique small businesses from across the UK. Each business will be highlighted on the campaign’s website and social media channels in the 100 days leading up to Small Business Saturday on 5 December, giving great free local and national publicity.

For the past two years, the 100 small businesses have also attended a reception in Downing Street with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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Power to Change

27 May 2015 - 14:41 by michelle.foster

The Power to Change is an independent charitable trust set up in January 2015. Over the next decade they will use £150 million provided by the Big Lottery Fund to support, develop and grow community business across England.

By the end of this year they aim to have provided £9 million of funding and support. The majority of this funding will be awarded through the Initial Grants Programme.

The Initial Grants Programme will see up to £9m of grants and a wide range of business support provided to around 70 organisations between May and December 2015.

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Get involved in Small Charity Week 2015

27 May 2015 - 14:40 by michelle.foster

Small Charity Week runs 15-20 June 2015. It celebrates and raises awareness of the essential work of the UK’s small charity sector which makes an invaluable contribution to the lives of millions of individuals, communities and causes across the UK and the rest of the world.

There’s a wide range of events going on which can be found on their website: http://smallcharityweek.com/ and follow @SCWeek2015 to see how you can get involved.

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British Red Cross Humanitarian Citizen Awards 2015

27 May 2015 - 14:37 by michelle.foster

Celebrating the extraordinary things ordinary young people do

You might not be able to actually see their gold stars, but every day young people are making a huge difference to other people's lives across the UK.

They are giving first aid, befriending vulnerable people, and fundraising and campaigning for good causes.

The British Red Cross Humanitarian Citizen Awards celebrate community heroes aged 25 and under, both individuals and groups of young people.

Do you know a young hero?

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Inspiring Futures: Volunteering for Wellbeing

27 May 2015 - 14:36 by michelle.foster

Inspiring Futures: Volunteering for Wellbeing is a unique volunteer training and placement programme delivered by Manchester Museum, IWM North and Museum of Science and Industry there are also a host of placement partners across Greater Manchester.

MSI will be launching the next round of the IF project by holding a taster session at the museum in mid-June, followed by a 10 week training course. The criteria for volunteers wanting to take part in the training and placement project is:

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Local residents are asked to pick up your walking boots and best socks to step on it for Breast Cancer Care

27 May 2015 - 14:35 by michelle.foster

Breast Cancer Care is urging Manchester residents to join the charity and a sea of pink walkers on Saturday 13 June 2015 for the annual Pink Ribbonwalk around the historic market town of Bakewell.

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Volunteer Centre Manchester is hitting the Road for Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June 2015)

22 May 2015 - 14:49 by michelle.foster

For Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June 2015) the Volunteer Centre Manchester Team will be visiting a venue near you in East/North and South Manchester, running Volunteer Roadshows to encourage more people to sign up and volunteer with local organisations. We will also be inviting training providers and those organisations who can provide residents with potential job opportunities.

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Volunteer Centre Manchester Reward and Recognition Programme

22 May 2015 - 09:50 by michelle.foster

We have developed a programme to reward volunteers for the invaluable time given to Volunteer Centre Manchester (VCM) and our partners. We are now asking organisations who host volunteers and who use VCM’s database, the Volunteer Engagement and Recognition App (VERA), to record the number of hours volunteers spend helping out at events and other short/long term opportunities. Once certain milestones have been achieved volunteers will be rewarded accordingly. You, as a volunteer involving organisations, will be asked to verify their involvement by recording their hours on the VERA database.

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Inspired Action Social Action Projects - Got a great idea on how you can solve a problem in your community?

22 May 2015 - 09:49 by michelle.foster

You can apply for up to £150 to help make your ideas a reality with the support of the British Red Cross and along the way you will learn about project management, team work and leadership.

The project must:
• be about helping people and responding to a need
• be neutral (not promoting religious or political ideologies)
• support the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross movement and its mission
• be within budget (£150)
• be completed with 6-10 weeks
• be safe

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